Jim Campilongo
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Sick of Playing the Same Old Lead Lines? Here’s How Guitar Players Like Robert Fripp, Bill Frisell and Frank Zappa Broke the Mold
By Patrick Brennan published
Learn to play “outside” by superimposing arpeggios over chord changes
“It’s so Raw, It’s Bloody”: Jim Campilongo Explains Why Muddy Waters’ Chess Blues Masters Series Album Is His Undisputed Desert Island Blues Disc
By Jim Campilongo published
The father of modern Chicago electric blues along with Little Walter, Willie Dixon, James Cotton, Otis Span, Tat Harris and others work their mojo on this collection of groundbreaking masterpieces
Spectacular Pedal Steel and Virtuosic Vocals: Here’s Why Johnny Paycheck’s ‘At Carnegie Hall’ Is a ’60s Country Classic
By Jim Campilongo published
Along with recordings by the likes of Merle Travis, Willie Nelson and Ray Price, Johnny Paycheck albums remain sonic templates
Listen to the Limitless Guitar Playing Talent of Lenny Breau
By Jim Campilongo published
Produced by Chet Atkins, Lenny’s second album is a stirring testament to his remarkable gifts
‘Everybody Digs Bill Evans’ (and Every Guitarist Can Benefit From Listening to This Record!)
By Jim Campilongo published
Here’s why this 1959 jazz primer is a must-hear for guitar players
Listen to Hank Garland’s ‘Jazz Winds From a New Direction’ – the Album That Made George Benson Want to Play Jazz
By Jim Campilongo published
Recorded in just one day, this LP chronicles the Gibson signature artist becoming a bona fide world-class jazz guitarist
Classical Guitar Albums Can Be Staid Affairs, but This One Is an Exception You Need to Know About
By Jim Campilongo published
The Lima brothers put their personal style on a selection of classical standards
This Musician Was Too Shy to Perform Publicly. Instead, He Found His True Destiny: Composition
By Jim Campilongo published
Federico Mompou’s music is as uncorrupted as the sound of nature
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